November 15, 2021
COLLINSVILLE, Illinois—This horrific incident happened on Thursday, May 18, 2011, and received almost no media attention at the time. Many would like the Asian community to forget this horrific crime because of the race of the suspects.
85-year-old grandmother Yoko Cullen was approached by 26-year-old DaQuan Barnes, 35-year-old Demarcus Barnes, and 44-year-old LaTosha Cunningham as she left Fireman’s Hall after winning bingo. She was abducted, robbed, and burned alive in the trunk of her own car.
According to prosecutors, after the trio abducted Yoko, they immediately forced her into her own trunk and drove her car to a remote location near Russell Avenue and Falling Springs Road in East St. Louis.
LaTosha Cunningham told her other two accomplices Yoko probably saw her license plate number before being put in the trunk, so she had to be killed, according to authorities.
The three suspects split Yoko’s bingo winnings, which turned out to be $130 per person.
DaQuan Barnes later stated he, Cunningham, and his uncle, Demarcus Barnes, planned Yoko’s murder, each beating her with tire irons to get her to reveal her PIN number for her ATM card. They then left Yoko locked in her trunk as they went to a gas station to purchase fuel to set her on fire, according to court documents.
When Yoko’s car and body were discovered a few days later, an autopsy found she was still alive when they set her car on fire.
Both DaQuan Barnes and LaTosha Cunningham were given 60-year prison sentences for Yoko’s murder in 2013. However, Demarcus Barnes was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial and was committed to a secure mental health treatment facility until he is well enough to face the murder charges or 80 years, whichever comes first, reports Belleville News-Democrat.
- Woman was on the uptown R train platform in Times Square when a man snatched her purse and shoved her onto tracks at 1.45pm Friday
- Good Samaritans rescued the woman, who was left bloodied after suffering injuries to her head and neck
- Witnesses detained the suspect until police arrived and arrested him
- Assailant was described as a man in his 40s and homeless
- Latest data show that felony assaults went up 8.3 per cent compared to the same time last year
- Robberies have gone up 2.1 per cent, and transit crime spiked nearly 14 per cent during the same time period
An Asian woman was waiting for a subway in Times Square Friday afternoon when police say a homeless man snatched her purse and shoved her onto the tracks.
The violent attack took place just before 1:45pm on the uptown R subway platform.
Chinese teens attacked the subway
The Asian female can be seen being prison stomped by the group of African-American females.
Many African-Americans are now trying to justify the attack by claiming the group of Asian students who were seen in the video being assaulted started the confrontation by using the N-word.
However, that claim was quickly debunked by eyewitnesses who were on the train. One witness quickly replied, “Not true at all, that is false info.”
One person stated, “My son is [a] central student. That group been known as attacking Asian students either on the street, subway station or the car. Those low life…need to put up in their place!!!”
An eyewitness who directly witnessed the group of African-Americans before and during the attack said, “Those girls got on my car talking about what’s wrong with Chinese ppl. Then they saw those kids on the next car went through the doors and next thing all we could see was that girl on the ground. They knew exactly what they were doing.”
There has been a substantial amount of anti-Asian racism by the African-American community and within the school district in Philadelphia. Over a decade ago, more than 30 Chinese students were physically attacked on a daily basis by African-American students in a South Philly high school.
November 17, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—Aruna Mittal, 67, owner of “Any Checks Cashed” was followed into her family-run business around 1:10 pm, Tuesday afternoon and shot and killed by a robber.
The race of the assailant has not been disclosed, however, he is described as a man wearing a blue hoodie, blue vest, dark pants, and shoes, and carrying a red or orange drawstring backpack, according to NBC10 Philadelphia.
Police later added the robber had a bald head and a salt and pepper beard.
At one point during the robbery, Mittal and the robber struggled over the gun. The robber then fired a shot, striking Mittal once in the chest. She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.
The robber then fled the scene in an unknown vehicle with an undisclosed amount of money, reports NBC10.
Unkur Mittal, Aruna’s oldest son, told NBC10 his parents were originally from New Delhi, India, and immigrated to the United States years ago and built a successful life together.
His mother was the center of his life.
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